#Gender Parity
Women Directed 41 Percent of New York Film Fest’s 2022 Main Slate
The New York Film Festival (NYFF) has lined up titles from Kelly Reichardt, Claire Denis, Alice Diop, Joanna Hogg, and more for its Main Slate this year. Overall, women directed or co-directed 13 of...
TIFF: Women & Non-Binary Folks Directed Majority of Discovery, Midnight Madness, & Wavelength Titles
TIFF announcements continue to flood in, and the filmmaker gender stats are getting better and better. The festival has confirmed the 2022 slates for its Discovery, Midnight Madness, and Wavelengths...
Frances O’Connor’s “Emily” to Open TIFF’s Platform Section, Women Directed Half of Overall Lineup
Now this is more like it. Nearly a week after unveiling its Gala and Special Presentation slates — which fell well short of director gender parity — the 2022 Toronto International Film...
Just Three Features from Women Directors to Screen in Competition at San Sebastián 2022
Laura Mora, Marian Mathias, and Pilar Palomero are the only women who will be competing for the Golden Shell at this year’s San Sebastián International Film Festival. The fest has added 12...
Venice Film Fest 2022: Women Directed Just 23 Percent of Competition Titles
Another year, another Venice Film Festival that severely underrepresents women filmmakers. The prestigious fest has unveiled the lineup for its 79th edition, taking place August 31-September 10, and...
Edinburgh Film Fest’s Main Competition Lineup Achieves Gender Parity
Ten features are set to screen in Edinburgh International Film Festival’s main competition this year, and six of them are directed or co-directed by women. The fest just announced its full...
Cannes 2022: Valeria Golino & Rossy de Palma to Respectively Head Un Certain Regard & Camera d’Or Juries
The 2022 Cannes Film Festival has tapped multi-hyphenate Valeria Golino and actress Rossy de Palma to lead two of its juries. According to press releases from the fest, Golino has been named...
Cannes’ Ratio of Women-Directed Competition Films Remains Stagnant at 17 Percent
Update: Cannes announced additional titles April 21. Revised stats can be found below our original post. It’s been nearly four years since Cannes Film Festival head Thierry Frémaux signed...
Venice Film Fest Hosts Gender Equality Seminar
Historically, Venice Film Festival has not seemed to give a shit about gender parity or inclusion. Artistic director Alberto Barbera has said he would rather quit than set gender quotas. In the wake...
BFI London Film Fest’s Competition Lineup Is 60 Percent Women-Directed
The Venice Film Festival kicks off today, and the fest’s competition slate is yet again lacking when it comes to women-directed titles. Not all fests are struggling to program films made by...
Screen Australia’s Gender Matters Program Surpasses Parity Target, Sets New Goal
In December 2015 Australian state film fund Screen Australia unveiled Gender Matters, an initiative encouraging greater gender representation in film and TV. As part of the program, women would...
Women in Animation Launches Global Fund, Has Already Raised Over $500K
Women in Animation (WIA) has announced the launch of the WIA Global Fund as part of its long-held mission to achieve greater gender parity within the animation industry. According to a press relase,...
Quote of the Day: Julianne Moore Speaks in Favor of Quotas While Attending Cannes
“We will not have gender parity unless everybody is cooperating,” said Julianne Moore at recent event at the Cannes Film Festival, per TIME. Cannes signed the 5050×2020 gender parity...
Tribeca Film Festival’s 2019 Competition Lineup Is 50 Percent Women-Directed
The 18th edition of the Tribeca Film Festival doesn’t kick off until April 24, but we’re already celebrating: this year’s competition sections consist of 50 percent women-directed...